Sobriety and mirth : a selection of the shorter writings of al-Jāhiz
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Sobriety and mirth : a selection of the shorter writings of al-Jāhiz
（The Kegan Paul Arabia library）
Kegan Paul, 2002
Available at 4 libraries
Description and Table of Contents
Description
First Published in 2001. These extremely entertaining shorter pieces by the leader of Islamic literary culture aim to instruct us on matters of moral and social concern. They cover such uses as Chanteuses, The Pleasure of Girls and Boys, This Life and the Life to come, Drink and Drinkers, Envy, and the Superiority of the Front to the Back. Always taking a moral tone, Jahiz seldom fails to lighten with humour and wit.
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1 This Life and the Life to Come Or Conduct Praiseworthy & Offensive
- Chapter 2 The Superiority of Blacks to Whites
- Chapter 3 Envy
- Chapter 4 Inside, Outside & Back to Front
- Chapter 5 Contra Christianorum
- Chapter 6 Anthropomorphism Refuted
- Chapter 7 On the Prophet's Authenticity
- Chapter 8 Drink & Drinkers
- Chapter 9 Why Speech is Superior to Silence
- Chapter 10 The Art of Keeping Silent
- Chapter 11 On Women
- Chapter 12 Chanteuses
- Chapter 13 The Pleasures of Girls & Boys Compared
- Chapter 14 Gravity & Mirth
- Chapter 15 Squaring the Circle
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